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Ethics & moral philosophy

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Ethics & moral philosophy

Paperback. Argues that not only our thought is governed by an imperative, as Kant had maintained, but, rather, our sensual, sensing, perceiving, and emotional life is continually regulated by imperatives that come to us from the world around us. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253212313
ISBN
9780253212313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347791
ISBN
9780393347791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Hardback. Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? This book presents a moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 109 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143613
ISBN
9780691143613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805211627
ISBN
9780805211627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226421049
ISBN
9780226421049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States. This title traces the historical development of moral theology which offers a legal model of morality including an emphasis on canon law. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406357
ISBN
9780878406357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.22

Paperback. Argues that 'nobility of spirit' is the quintessence of a civilized world. This book identifies nobility of spirit in the life and work of Spinoza and of Thomas Mann; explores the quest for the good society in our own times; and addresses the pursuit of truth and freedom that engaged figures as disparate as Socrates and Leone Ginzburg. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158533
ISBN
9780300158533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Shows that Kant's thought is organized around two central claims: first, that legal institutions are not simply responses to human limitations or circumstances; and second, Kant argues for a distinctive moral principle, which restricts the legitimate use of force to the creation of a system of equal freedom. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035065
ISBN
9780674035065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.83
€ 67.20

Hardback. Contemporary law and public policy often treat human beings as selfish creatures who respond only to punishments and rewards. Drawing from social psychology, behavioral economics, and evolutionary biology, this title demonstrates how social cues have a powerful role in triggering unselfish behavior. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139951
ISBN
9780691139951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823221721
ISBN
9780823221721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.59

Paperback. Examining tragedy as one of the highest forms of human expression for both the ancients and the moderns, this book presents what Greek tragedy and German philosophy reveal about the meaning of art for ethical life. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214430
ISBN
9780253214430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. "Originally published in French under the title La marque du sacre." Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ; HRAM2; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776905
ISBN
9780804776905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.24

Paperback. When Freud wrote his classic Civilization and its Discontents, he was concerned with repression. Modern civilization depends upon the constraint of impulse, the limiting of self expression. Today, in the time of modernity, Bauman argues, Freuda s analysis no longer holds good, if it ever did. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617916
ISBN
9780745617916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.68

Paperback. Explores ethical and social implications of various biotechnologies that make it possible to enhance an individual's mental and physical attributes. Focusing on the moral issues pertaining to cosmetic surgery and cosmetic psychopharmacolog, this title examines notions of identity, authenticity, normality, and complicity. Editor(s): Parens, Erik. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407804
ISBN
9780878407804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.84

Paperback. 'The book everyone needs to read' JEANETTE WINTERSON, The Times Series: Canons. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Condition
New
SKU
9781782116288
ISBN
9781782116288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. This volume brings three forms - Kantian ethics, consequentialism and virtue ethics - of ethical theory into critical relationship, and it does so in terms that should engage current philosophical debate and yet be clear enough for undergraduates. Series: Great Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631194354
ISBN
9780631194354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 103. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 103. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Attic Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0000509
ISBN
9781855941465
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. At the end of a century whose catastrophic violence has irreparably damaged the human capacity for hope, our knowledge of the origins of life has so deepened that we can create life artificially. In this book the author seeks to articulate our experience of the present condition. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002136
ISBN
9780571206421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Most of us want to make a difference. We donate to charity, buy Fairtrade coffee, or try to cut down on our carbon emissions. Rarely do we know if we're really helping. Confronting this problem, the author shows how, through simple actions, you can improve thousands of lives - including your own. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781783350513
ISBN
9781783350513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.60

Paperback. Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. This book tells the story of early Christian concepts of sin, exploring the ways that sin came to shape ideas about God no less than about humanity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160900
ISBN
9780691160900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.78

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